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  1. Geek

    India abandons quest for permanent UN Security Council seat

    UNITED NATIONS: The intensive six-year campaign by India and three other aspirants for permanent seats on the UN Security Council, Brazil, Germany and Japan has fizzled out for lack of support among member states, and even led to divisions within the so-called Group of Four. The collapse of...
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    Fifth Fleet Abandons Base in Bahrain; US Navy Denies Evacuation Underway.

    The U.S. Navy has begun to vacate its facilities in Bahrain, diplomatic sources said. However a statement by the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command denied that an evacuation was underway. Bahrain has been the headquarters of US naval activity in the Gulf since 1948, with the fifth fleet's area...